By Steve Hunley What most people in Knox County don’t seem to realize is that Jim McIntyre’s Leadership Academy is still very much alive. When current Superintendent Bob Thomas presented the board of education with a proposal removing $900,000 of funding, Thomas...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com In a combined effort to get more residents of South Knoxville and South Knox County involved in the future of that area three local elected officials joined to meet the public recently. County Commissioner Carson Dailey,...
Tennessee Senator Bill Frist was not the first physician to serve in the United States Senate; almost sixty years before Dr. Frist took the oath of office, a physician left the Senate through death. Royal S. Copeland was an unusual person and for that matter, an...
Armstead said spectators caused incident to escalate By Steve Williams In an exclusive interview with The Knoxville Focus last week, Austin-East Athletic Director Alvin Armstead said spectators coming out of the stands were what caused an incident in a high...
By Ken Lay FRANKLIN --- For the first time in school history, Gibbs High School’s wrestling team has won a State Dual Championship. The Eagles, who have been recent regulars at the Class AAA State Duals in recent years, were reclassified before the 2017-18 season. And...
Susano kickoff a family event By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Charles Susano III, who prefers “Charlie,” rallied a crowd of supporters Thursday evening at The Foundry as he kicked off his race for the Republican nomination as Knox County Circuit Court Clerk....
Amber Rountree has announced her intention to run for re-election to represent the 9th District on the Knox County School Board. She will host a campaign kickoff on Feb. 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. at 3 Bears Coffee, located at 1120 Sevier Ave. Rountree, who is the...
By Steve Hunley With the release of the by now infamous FISA memo, it has been a lot of fun to watch the opponents of President Trump, almost all Democrats, babbling about protecting the integrity and credibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation....
By Ray Hill The White House, following a century and a half of wars, repairs and the addition of a new third floor caused serious problems for the area reserved for the First Family. Virtually nobody thought Harry Truman would be occupying the White House in 1949 and...
By Steve Williams South-Doyle’s girls wrapped up the Knox County middle school regular season basketball championship last week and they could give the school’s boys’ team an assist for that accomplishment. Eric Brabson, who coaches both the girls’ and boys’ teams,...
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